Portable tent-frame.



PATENTE HY 14, 190'?.

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No. 853,560. PMENTE)Y MAY 14, 1w? 357.171. om. PORTABLE TENT FRAME.

APPLICATION LEB JULY 25, 1968.

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a I a [y UNITED STATES HUBERT I. (Milt, 0F PLESANTVIL]JE, NEW YRK.

PORTABLE TENT-FRAME.

Speeieatien of Letters Patent.

Patenten may 14, 1907.

Application filed July 25,190S. Serial No. 327,685,

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Be it known that l, ltonmrr l". Onu., a citizen ol tile United States,residing at Pleasantville, county of Vl/kistrliester, and Stato of NewYork, llave invented fortain new and useful improvements in PortableTent-Frames, fully dosni'ibed and represented in the followingspwilifation and tbe aeeoo'ipanying drawings, forming a part of thesaine.

Une object of this invention is to furnish a portable tent traine with aboard `lloor which, when supported upon the ground, is held b Y thestructure above the level ol' the ground, and the spare beneatli a greatpart of the :floor Wholly ouin-Closed and open to tlie circulation ofair. This object is attained by sup orting the posts and rafters whollyupon t 1e edges of the lloor, and sustaining the iloor itself upon twosills which are attaelied to the ioor intermediate to the edges, at asuitable distanee apart to 'Ht between the stakes of ordinary wagonholsters, so that tlie entire structure can be mounted upon therunning-gear of an ordinary wagon, and not only transported from placeto place, but occupied and used While upon suoli running-goar- Thelongitudinal sills are sooured edgewise to the floor, so as to forni aspace of suitable depth which when inolosed at the bottoni forms anexcellent store closet, which may be reached by a trap-door through thefloor and also by doors applied between the ends of the sills.

Tire structure is suited for use in tire field by soldiers, engineers,or by parties camping out either for health or pleasure, and it may alsobe used contiguous to a dwelling house Where there is Vsuilioient groundor spaoe to accommodate the struoture; and in suoli latter ease it maybe used by inmates of the dwelling to house an invalid, The structure isalso adapted to receive removable panels to exclude cold or rain duringinclement Weather. v

The invention will be understood by reiA erenoe to the annexed drawing,in which Figure l is a perspective View of the tentframe Fig. 2 1s atransverse section; and Fig. 3 a longitudinal section of the same. Fig.4 is an end View with the running gear.

a designates the iioor Wliioli consists of cross boards nailedpermanently to longitudinal sills b which are set edgewise so as toraise the lloor l0 or 12 inches above the ground. Posts c are extendedupward from tlio lloor along its edges, and ral'teis d are extendedinward therefrom and eonnoeted together at the peak and to a ridge-poleh4 Skirt boards e (soonest the posts together at tlio base to keeptlieln vreet, and railsfeonnoot the posts together at the top.

Triangular tie-plates g are attarlicd to tlie joint oi the rafters tostillen tlie saine and prevent tliein from spreading apart. bottoms olthe sills are oonnertod by cross boards L and the space thus formed isclosed with hinged and looked doors i and ,i at the oiposite ends, thusforming a secure store closet for the use of the initiates. The boardsli forni a bottom to the closet when tlie sills are sustained upon tllebolster ol a wagon, and when the sills rest upon the ground they protectthe inner space from the of rain and vermin,

The projection of the floor beyond the sills at opposite sides, as shownin Fig. 2, exposes the under side of the iioor to ventilation, and thusprotects it from danipnoss when the tent frame is supported upon theground.

When the tent frame is supported upon a Wagon running-gear, the depth ofthe bolsters supports the floor and its rejecting portions above thetops of the o.

A trap door l: affords assess to the closet troni the inside of thetent.

ln Figs. 2 and 3, the different parts are shown jointed together bybolts Z having nuts fm. by which the parts can be readily detached orseparated for aoking and storage when not in use. A bo ster in of anordinal` f box Wagon is shown beneath the frame in ig. 4, wit-l1 theusual stakes o near its opposite ends between which the closet ortion ofthe strueture can be set upon the olster, and an axle p is shown jointedto the bolster in the usual manner with Wheels g upon its opposite ends.

A canvas cover 1 is shown over the tentfraine with Cords s extended tothe ground and secured by tent pegs 1,.

By diseonneotin g the separable parts of tbe frame, the whole may bereadily transported to any desired place, as it may be readily erectedand mounted, with its canvas erover upon the bolsters of any ordinaryfarm Wagon, and transported by the running gear of suoli Wagon.

By retaining the running gear under the tent-frame While in use, it maybe used upon a lawn during the season Without any injury to the grass ofthe lawn, as only the Wagon Wheels Would Contact with the grass, and theThe IOO

elevation of the tent above the ground would wholly avoid anyYdainpness.

A board lloor for a tent olY eonrl'ortable size is much larger than thebodyY oi' an ordinary farm wagon and eould not be supported upon thebolsters ol' the wagon without interfering with the wheels; but theextension of the sills l) downwardly lroin the lloor operates not onlyto raise the lloor above the ground ilE set thereon, but adapts thesills to support the tent-frame above the holsters ol' a wagon so thatit could be transported theleon.

The structure thus serves the purposes of a portable house, but inuchcheaper and lighter, while it also furnishes a tent which is less liableto be overset or deranged b v wind, than a structure supported uponincre poles.

A detachable panel u, is shown fitted between the posts adacent to therails and skirting; and all the spaces may be filled with such panelswhen required,` to protect the inmates when occupying the tent late inthe season, or when subjected to unusual cold and wet.

Having thus set forth the nature offthe invention what is clainiedherein is:

l. A portable tent frame provided with a board Hoor, posts and rafterssecured together and supported wholly upon the edges of the Hoor, andlongitudinal sills secured edgewise to the loor beneath the saine,intermediate to the edges, at a suitable distance apart to it thebolsters of a wagon running-gear, the space between the sills beinginclosed beneath to forni a store closet.

2. A portable tent lranie provided with a board lloor, posts and rafterssecured together and supported wholly upon. the edges of the lloor, andlongitudinal sills secured edgewise to the lloor beneath the salueintermediate to the edges, at a suitable distance apart to 'it theholsters ol a Wagon runninggear, the space between the sills boinginclosed beneath to forni a store closet, and the lloor having atrap-door leading into such closet, and the space between the ends ofthesills being provided with a door L for external access to such space.

A portable tent lralne provided with a board lloor, posts and rafterssecured detaehabl)v together to hold the tent cover and supported whollyupon the edges of the floor, skirt-boards held detaehablv to the postsfor keeping them erect, longitudinal sills perinanentlv secured edgewiseto the floor beneath the saine intermediate to the edges, at a suitabledistance apart to lit the bolsters of a running-gear, holsters n fittedtransversely to the sills with stakes 0 embracing the outer sides olEthe sills, and Wheels with running-gear litted to the holsters, torender the tent frame movable from space to space at pleasure.

In testimonyY whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ROBERT P. OBR.

litnesses NV. H. VAN STERNBERGH, Jason MARX.

